- Date
- June 20, 1993, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wilton, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60454Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930620019519A
- Case key
- 15741
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Probable cause
Failure of the engine-driven fuel pump. A factor was the pilot's failure to select the auxiliary fuel pump.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane's engine lost power during cruise at 2000 feet AGL. The pilot maneuvered to a highway, saw traffic and turned to a field. On final the pilot saw a power line and assessed he could not maneuver to avoid. Disassembly of the mechanical fuel pump showed a split seal on a diaphragm shaft. The pilot did not recall selecting the auxiliary pump after onset of the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60454
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070319
- Airframe hours
- 10,123
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wesley H. Fielder
- Registered owner
- Wesley H. Fielder
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 16, 1993 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Butte, ND
- Destination
- BIS · Bismark, ND
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 131 total · 125 in this make and model · 7 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIS, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.